Bioethics Events

The Monash Bioethics Centre is delighted to host internationally renowned bioethicist Professor Bonnie Steinbock to deliver this free public lecture exploring ethical issues related to the genetic editing of human embryos. CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology brings us closer to being able to change the genome of an individual or even the whole species. This has enormous promise for the understanding ... Read more

Dr Julian Savulescu, one of the world’s leading experts in medical and practical ethics, talks about solutions for violence, global poverty and climate change through human moral bioenhancement.
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Monash Bioethics Centre is delighted to present the following public lecture:
‘Why the Ban on Performance Enhancing Drugs is Ruining Sport in Australia’
Speaker: Professor Julian Savulescu
Date: Thursday 18 September, 6pm-7.30pm
Venue: Deakin Edge Theatre, Federation Square, City
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Public Lecture
Podcast:
Listen to / download a recording of the Mind Wars: Brain Science and the Military lecture (mp3 – 97.5 MB)
Mind Wars: Brain Science and the Military
Jonathan D. MorenoLyn Silfen University Professor University of Pennsylvania, USA
Thursday 11 April 2013, 6:15 to 7:30 p.m.
Monash University Law ChambersMelbourne 3000
Jonathan D. Moreno’s book Mind Wars examines the ethical dilemmas and ... Read more

Julian Savulescu and Robert Sparrow debated the ethics of genetic enhancement in “Making Better Babies, Pro and Con“–a public event held by the Monash Bioethics Centre at BMW Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne, on Tues 2 Oct 2012.
Listen to / download a recording of the Making Better Babies debate (97Mb mp3)
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Michael Selgelid gives us an insight into what it means to study Bioethics at Monash